Meaning -- most jobs have more or less defined success/failure criteria. If you fail, you get fired. Some jobs are so ill-defined, failing is impossible (they are called sinecures). On some other jobs it is possible to fail, but due to union rules, seniority, tenure, etc. an individual can not be fired either (they are also sinecures). So the question is: What does a community organizer have to do (or not do) in order to lose his job?

I guess 8 years in the Illinois State Senate, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago (yes, he was offered tenure 7 times and turned it down every time), graduating in the top 10% of his class at Harvard, Editor of the Harvard Law Review; yes, I guess these do count for more than being a Hockey Mom or a Sports Vehicle Saleswoman. Perhaps not to you guys though.

Meanwhile, don't Barack and Michelle come across as a wholesome American family? Hmm.

When is she going to withdraw? The rumors about Trig are really swirling. Really, why not just release the surgeon's report and get the "problem" out of the way? Why not? What's she afraid of?

There's something I've been wondering about for a while, and this seems like as good a place as any to ask it. Does anyone know what a "community organizer" is? There's almost no information about it on Obama's web site. Who paid his paycheck? What were his duties and accomplishments? I'm serious, I'd really like to know.

What's funny in a not too funny way is that the MSM has dug deeper into Palin's background in a week than they've dug into Obama's background over several years. What exactly was Obama's relationship with ACORN. You can find a few details but little to nothing on MSM news outlets.

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This page contains a single entry by Rand Simberg published on September 2, 2008 9:00 PM.